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A Polish historian may have found lost "Nazi" treasure
A Polish historian claims he found the location of the long-lost Amber Room, a treasure assumed lost after Nazis stole it during World War II.

After scanning one of Poland's most well-preserved Nazi bunkers, located 60 miles from Kaliningrad, Bartlomiej Plebanczyk is "almost certain" he has located the long-lost chamber in a hidden underground room, according to Express.


Stolen Thracian-Roman Silver Mask Helmet restored
A very rare Thracian-Roman mask helmet made of iron and silver, which was stolen in a brazen museum robbery back in 1995, and was recovered by the Bulgarian intelligence in 2015, has now been restored and showcased once again at its home, the Plovdiv Museum of Archaeology.

The mask helmet, which is dated to the 1st century AD, was discovered in 1905 during archaeological excavations in a burial mound in the Kamenitsa Quarter in the city of Plovdiv.


Building on Shells: Study Starts to Unravel Mysteries of Calusa Kingdom
Centuries before modern countries such as Dubai and China started building islands, native peoples in southwest Florida known as the Calusa were piling shells into massive heaps to construct their own water-bound towns.


Water storage made prehistoric settlement possible in Amazonina
The pre-Columbian settlements in Amazonia were not limited to the vicinities of rivers and lakes. One example of this can be found in the Santarém region in Brazilian Amazonia, where most archaeological sites are situated in an upland area and are the result of an expansion of settlements in the last few centuries before the arrival of Europeans. This is concluded by a research team consisting of archaeologists from the University of Gothenburg and Brazilian colleagues.
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3,800 year journey from classroom to classroom
Thirty-eight hundred years ago, on the hot river plains of what is now southern Iraq, a Babylonian student did a bit of schoolwork that centuries later would change our understanding of ancient mathematics. The student scooped up a palm-sized clump of wet clay, formed a disc about the size and shape of a hamburger, and let it dry down a bit in the sun. On the surface of the moist clay the student drew a diagram that showed the people of the Old Babylonian Period (1,900–1,700 B.C.E.) fully understood the principles of the “Pythagorean Theorem” 1300 years before Greek geometer Pythagoras was born, and were also capable of calculating the square root of two to six decimal places.


Bleize cave used for Mayan child sacrifices
Grim discoveries in Belize’s aptly named Midnight Terror Cave shed light on a long tradition of child sacrifices in ancient Maya society.

A large portion of 9,566 human bones, bone fragments and teeth found on the cave floor from 2008 to 2010 belonged to individuals no older than 14 years, bioarchaeologist Michael Prout reported April 15 at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Many of the human remains came from 4- to 10-year-olds. Because these bones are so fragmented, it’s difficult to estimate precisely how many individuals lay in the cave.


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Yuctan archaeology races to keep up with development
Mexican archaeologists are racing to keep up with development on the Yucatan peninsula as suburbs of the colonial city of Merida swallow Mayan settlements.

Fed by an increasing number of U.S. retirees, some Merida suburbs are expanding at a rate of 7 percent a year, especially to the north and south of the city, which was known in the Mayan era as T’Ho.

Yucatan state has more than 3,500 known archaeological sites but just 22 government archaeologists. While attention focuses on big ruins such as Chichen Itza or Uxmal, only about 17 of the state’s sites are even open to the public.

Archeologists discover Israel's oldest glass works
Archaeologists who uncovered some of the oldest glass kilns in the world at the foot of Mount Carmel in Israel say they’re the “missing link” in the production of Judean glass, which was widely used in the Roman Empire during the fifth century.

The kilns were found last summer when an Israel Antiquities Authority inspector overseeing work on a railway being built from Haifa to the east observed chunks of glass, a floor and a layer of ash inside a trench. Construction was halted to prepare for an archaeological excavation, which uncovered the kilns.

Archeologists search for Roman ruins in Gloucester

After uncovering a castle on a par with the Tower of London underneath the old prison in Gloucester, yet more artifacts have been dug up.

Since the castle was found in December work has been on-going at both the Castle site and around Blackfriars.

Possible wine-production site found at Imperial Roman estate
Wine was produced in the first-century A.D. on an industrial scale at Vagnari, an imperial estate in Italy, according to an excavation conducted by archaeologists from the University of Sheffield.

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Ancient burials revealed at mysterious Plain of Jars in Laos
Scattered across the foothills of central Laos, thousands of large stone jars hewn from bare rock have perplexed archaeologists for decades.

Now excavations on the mysterious Plain of Jars may finally have provided an answer to what these strange vessels, which measure between three and ten feet tall, were used for.

Archaeologists have discovered 2,500-year-old human remains buried at sites close to the clusters of stone jars.


possible second Viking site found in North America
Archaeologists worked hard to unearth what might well be only the second Viking site ever discovered in North America – but they had a little help from a higher power.

To be precise, 386 miles higher, in the form of DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3 satellite.

It was the satellite’s near-infrared imagery that set Sarah Parcak, an archaeologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and her colleagues on a quest to excavate the site on the southwestern coast of Newfoundland, known as Point Rosee.

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Killer entrance suspected in mystery of unusually large group of carnivores in ancient cave

Study proposes reason for death and unusually large group of carnivores in Spanish cave

An assortment of saber-toothed cats, hyenas, an extinct 'bear-dog', ancestors of the red panda and several other carnivores died under unusual circumstances in a Spanish cave near Madrid approximately 9-10 million years ago. It now appears that the animals may have entered the cave intentionally and been trapped there, according to research published May 1 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Soledad Domingo from the University of Michigan and colleagues from other institutions.

New excavations indicate use of fertilizers 5,000 years ago

Researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have spent many years studying the remains of a Stone Age community in Karleby outside the town of Falköping, Sweden. The researchers have for example tried to identify parts of the inhabitants' diet. Right now they are looking for evidence that fertilisers were used already during the Scandinavian Stone Age, and the results of their first analyses may be exactly what they are looking for.

For ancient Maya, a hodgepodge of cultural exchanges. Study shows that ancient Maya civilization interacted with more than just Olmecs

The ancient Maya civilization of Mesoamerica may have developed its unique culture and architecture via contact with many other groups—not just exclusive contact with the Olmec people or on its own, without any outside influences, as researchers have debated. According to a new study, the formal plazas and pyramids at Ceibal, an ancient Maya site in Guatemala, probably arose from broad cultural exchanges that took place across southern Mesoamerica from about 1,000 to 700 BCE.

Museum find proves exotic 'big cat' prowled British countryside a century ago

The rediscovery of a mystery animal in a museum's underground storeroom proves that a non-native 'big cat' prowled the British countryside at the turn of the last century.
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It looks like we survived the "Mayan apocalypse"! Let's celebrate with ALIENS

Ancient Cranial Deformations Fuel Alien Theories

http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-cranial-deformations-121219.html

In other news...

Ancient Egyptians sold themselves into temple slavery
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/uoc-aes121912.php

Japanese archaeologists find 1,400 year old Kofun-period warrior still in armor
http://japandailypress.com/japanese-archaeologists-find-1400-year-old-kofun-period-warrior-still-in-armor-1819971

Archaeologists find prehistoric humans cared for sick and disabled
http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_22212020/archaeologists-find-prehistoric-humans-cared-sick-and-disabled#ixzz2Fx07Ur2s

Ancient Pharaoh's Throat Was Slashed
http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-pharaoh-was-slashed-121218.html
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/60735/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Mystery-of-Ramses-IIIs-death-unravelled.aspx
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2249860/Ramesses-III-Modern-day-forensic-techniques-shed-light-Pharoahs-murder.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/18/world/africa/egypt-king-conspiracy/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

Ancient city of Troy rebranded itself after war
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628964.200-ancient-city-of-troy-rebranded-itself-after-war.html

The Great New England Vampire Panic
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Great-New-England-Vampire-Panic-169791986.html?src=longreads

The Flores Hobbit's face revealed
http://phys.org/news/2012-12-flores-hobbit-revealed.html
http://news.discovery.com/human/real-life-hobbit-face-revealed-121211.html
(I thought we weren't allowed to call it a Hobbit anymore XD)

Iron Age Feast Found in England
http://news.discovery.com/history/evidence-for-huge-meaty-bc-feast-found-in-england-20121212.html

Historic Camp Site Discovered on Antarctica
http://news.discovery.com/history/-historic-camp-site-discovered-on-antarctica-121214.html

Research finds crisis in Syria has Mesopotamian precedent
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/uos-rfc121812.php

Study of pipestone artifacts overturns a century-old assumption
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/uoia-sop121812.php

Roman Settlement and Possible Prehistoric Site Uncovered in Northern Italy
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121211163510.htm

Untouched 18th Century Woodworking Shop Found
http://news.discovery.com/history/untouched-18th-century-woodworking-shop-found-121213.html

Send for the bard! Carnyx discovery leaves archaeologists little the wiser
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/dec/11/france-gaul-carnyx-instrument-find

Archaeologists find Maya ceramics and mural paintings in three underwater caves in Mexico
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=59414#.UNf9qW_Admi
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I always mark news items I see on my Twitter feed, as well, and I forgot to put these ones in my last update. This is all Egypt-related since that's what I have on my Twitter feed XD

100 years of Nefertiti (anniversary of discovery was December 6)
http://www.world-archaeology.com/news/100-years-of-nefertiti/

Jewish philanthropist who funded excavation of Nefertiti bust, lost in the sands of time thanks to the Nazis
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/news/jewish-philanthropist-lost-in-the-sands-of-time-thanks-to-the-nazis-8382305.html

Tomb of Merenptah opens doors to tourism (this is the same pharaoh with the Largest Sarcophagus in my last post)
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/443/47/Tomb-opens-doors-to-tourism.aspx

Oldest Pharaonic Rock Art Rediscovered in Egypt
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/11/pictures/121129-oldest-pharaoh-rock-art-egypt-science/

Italian police find stolen Egyptian sphinx
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20627391
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Gladiator's Tomb to Be Reburied
http://news.discovery.com/history/gladiator-tomb-reburied-121204.html

'First tartan' found on Roman statue
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-20579219

Fit for a King: Largest Egyptian Sarcophagus Identified
http://news.yahoo.com/fit-king-largest-egyptian-sarcophagus-identified-174734638.html

1,000-Year-Old Muslim Joke Book Found
http://news.discovery.com/history/muslim-joke-book-121127.html

Drought May Have Killed Sumerian Language
http://www.livescience.com/25221-drought-killed-sumerian-language.html

Underwater Archaeological Discovery Yields Korean Artifacts
http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=141265

Mayans Cooked Food With Clay Balls
http://news.discovery.com/history/maya-clay-balls-121129.html

Africa's Homo sapiens were the first techies
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-12/uotw-ahs120512.php

Skeletons in cave reveal Mediterranean secrets
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/plos-sic112112.php

URI, IAA archaeologists discover shipwrecks, ancient harbor on coast of Israel
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/uori-uia112812.php

Human Poo Leaves Archeological Stain in Norway
http://news.discovery.com/earth/human-poo-leaves-archeological-stain-in-norway-121128.html

And the WTF for the week...

'Indiana Jones' Makers Sued Over Crystal Skull
http://news.discovery.com/human/archaeologist-sues-indiana-jones-makers-over-crystal-skull-121208.html
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If any of you are looking for ways to participate in Giving Tuesday (or any charitable giving during the holiday season), I just got an email from the Archaeological Institute of America: Support Field School Scholarships this #GivingTuesday

I will include the body of the email below, if anyone is interested. I've seen a lot of charities being promoted today, but the AIA is not one I ever would have thought of, and it is a good cause. When I was in college, I very much wanted to participate in a summer field school on Rapa Nui, but it was not covered by my school's financial aid, and at the time there were no scholarship opportunities. I would love to see an archaeology student now have the chance to follow their dreams and not be held back by financial constraints like I was. :-)

Text of the AIA email )

Learn more about the Jane C. Waldbaum Archaeological Field School Scholarship Program here.
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Bulgaria claims to find Europe's 'oldest town'
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-11-02/news/34881950_1_stone-walls-excavations-excavation-work

Princess tomb unearthed in Egypt
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-03/princess-tomb-unearthed-in-egypt/4351100
http://luxortimesmagazine.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/5th-dynasty-princess-tomb-discovered-in.html

'Island of Blue Dolphins' Cave Possibly Found
http://news.discovery.com/history/juana-maria-cave-121101.html
(If any of you live in CA, you'll likely have read the book by Scott O'Dell in fourth grade... I'm pretty excited right now)

8,500-Year-Old Murder Mystery Uncovered
http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-murder-mystery-121109.html

Small lethal tools have big implications for early modern human complexity
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/asu-slt110512.php
http://news.discovery.com/human/early-human-tools-121107.html

'Vampire' Skeleton Rediscovered in Britain
http://news.discovery.com/history/vampire-skeleton-rediscovered-121108.html

Humans Caused Historic Great Barrier Reef Collapse
http://news.discovery.com/earth/great-barrier-reef-collapse-121107.html

Mongolia and the Altai Mountains: Origins of genetic blending between Europeans and Asians
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/uadb-mat111212.php

Desecrated ancient temple sheds light on early power struggles at Tel Beth-Shemesh
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/afot-dat111212.php

Early Human Ancestors Ate Grass
http://news.discovery.com/human/early-human-ancestors-ate-grass-121112.html

Mayan Bones Reveal Painful End During Spanish Conquest
http://news.discovery.com/history/mayan-bones-pre-historic-121114.html

Mercury poisoning ruled out as cause of Tycho Brahe's death
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/au-mpr111512.php

'It’s not like CSI': The science of the search for Richard III
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/uol-nl111512.php

Archaeologists identify oldest spear points
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/asu-aio111312.php

Neanderthals May Have Sailed to Crete
http://news.discovery.com/history/neanderthals-sailed-mediterranean-121115.html

Scientists improve dating of early human settlement
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/sfu-sid111512.php

And in somewhat trivial matters, I found it kind of hilarious to see these two headlines on the same page:
'Hobbit' Banned as Name for Hobbit
Dino Named After Lord of the Rings' Sauron
So in other words...one scientist is prohibited for using a Tolkien name for a real-life species, the next day another names a species of dinosaur with a Tolkien name from the same franchise. Why not?
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Hi everyone, so sorry I have been AWOL the last month. And as DW's reading page only goes back 2 weeks, I was only able to catch up on the news from Nov. 1 on, apart from some stuff I'd bookmarked elsewhere throughout October. So here is a somewhat patchy version of the back news items for the second half of October:

Firstly, [personal profile] steorra shared an article from The Guardian following up on one of the previously posted articles about an "ancient" statue of Buddha carved from meteorite. According to The Guardian, there is now some doubt about the antiquity of this carving: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/oct/24/nazi-buddha-statue-space-fake

Study suggests that Alexandria was built to align with rising sun on birthday of Alexander the Great
http://www.livescience.com/23994-ancient-city-alexandria-sun.html

Cat discovers 2,000-year-old Roman catacomb
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/18/cat-2000-year-old-roman-catacomb

Breakthrough in world's oldest undeciphered writing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19964786

Lost Tomb of Nebamun Found?
http://www.kv64.info/2012/10/lost-tomb-of-nebamun-found.html
(Here is the research paper on it, if anyone speaks German:
http://www.dainst.org/sites/default/files/media/abteilungen/kairo/projekte/rundbrief_2011.pdf)

Forensic Science Demonstrates Accuracy of Roman-Era Mummy Portraits
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/10/27/modern-science-unravels-ancient-mummy-mysteries/
http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/10/28/68-Early-Egyptians-were-as-talented-in-painting-as-architecture.html

And an animated "Glimpse of Teenage Life in Ancient Rome"
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-glimpse-of-teenage-life-in-ancient-rome-ray-laurence

Updates for November 2-15 coming right up!
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Tomb of Alexander the Great's Wife and Son Possibly Discovered Near Serres
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2012/10/06/tomb-near-serres-wife-son-of-alexander/

Egyptian mummy had mouth full of cavities
http://www.world-archaeology.com/news/ancient-egyptian-teething-problems/

Skulls From Sacrificial Rituals Found in Temple
http://news.discovery.com/history/skulls-aztec-rituals-temple-121008.html

Ancient Climate Record Kept in 11 Miles of Ice
http://news.discovery.com/earth/ice-core-lab-121009.html

CSIC researchers find the exact spot where Julius Caesar was stabbed
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-10/snrc-crf101012.php
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Ancient Buddha Carved From Meteorite
http://news.discovery.com/history/meteorite-buddha-120926.html

La Bastida unearths 4,200-year-old fortification, unique in continental Europe
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-09/uadb-lb092712.php
http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-fort-spain-121002.html

Ancient Burial Shroud Made of Surprising Material
http://news.discovery.com/history/grave-fabric-denmark-120928.html
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-09/uoc-asn092712.php

Egyptian toes likely to be the world's oldest prosthetics
http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-egypt-wooden-toes-prosthetics-121002.html
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-10/uom-ett100212.php
http://www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk/news/display/?id=8774#.UGrc-12Wvs8

Amazonian tribal warfare sheds light on modern violence, says MU anthropologist
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-10/uom-atw100212.php

Tomb of Maya queen K'abel discovered in Guatemala
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-10/wuis-tom100312.php
http://news.discovery.com/history/mayan-tomb-queen-121004.html

Oldest evidence of regular meat consumption by early humans found
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-10/plos-oeo100112.php
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-10/uocd-afe100312.php

Dating encounters between modern humans and Neandertals
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-10/plos-deb100112.php

Human Carbon Pollution Traced to Roman Times
http://news.discovery.com/earth/methane-emissions-roman-times-121006.html
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All week I was impatiently waiting for Sunday to roll around so I could post about all the craziness going on in archaeology this week, and suddenly it's Monday and I forgot to post yesterday?! Sigh. (I should have posted on Thursday like I originally wanted, lol)

The Crazy Rise and Fall of the Jesus Wife Thing
A Faded Piece of Papyrus Refers to Jesus' Wife
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/us/historian-says-piece-of-papyrus-refers-to-jesus-wife.html

Jesus' Wife and Other Bible Rewrites
http://news.discovery.com/history/jesus-wife-and-other-bible-rewrites-120919.html

The Gospel of Jesus' Wife: The Story is Moving Fast!
http://ntweblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/the-gospel-of-jesus-wife-story-is.html

Papyrus text 'that may show Jesus had a wife' sparks academic debate
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/19/papyrus-jesus-wife-academic-debate

Doubts Over Harvard Claim of 'Jesus' Wife' Papyrus
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/harvard-claim-jesus-wife-papyrus-scrutinized-17271282#.UGDFJI1lTgy

Gospel of Jesus's Wife is fake, claims expert
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/21/gospel-jesus-wife-forgery

'Jesus Wife' Papyrus Deemed a 'Clumsy Forgery'
http://news.discovery.com/history/jesus-wife-papyrus-fake-120928.html

The Gospel of Jesus' Wife: How a fake Gospel-Fragment was composed
http://ntweblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/the-gospel-of-jesus-wife-how-fake.html

I don't know about you guys, but I busted out the popcorn as soon as I saw the first story. I knew this week was going to be all sorts of fun XD

And elsewhere in the world of archaeology

The curse of King Tut's man-boobs: Was Tutankhamen killed by disease which gave him breasts?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2202342/Curse-pharaohs-man-boobs-Tutankhamens-death-blamed-inherited-disorder-led-unusually-large-breasts.html

(I've seen a lot of theories about what killed Tut and it seems like they're getting more and more ridiculous as time goes by.)

First Ever Etruscan Pyramids Found in Italy
http://news.discovery.com/history/etruscan-pyramids-120918.html

Alexander: Cross-Dressing Conqueror of the World
http://www.historytoday.com/tony-spawforth/alexander-cross-dressing-conqueror-world

Celebrate "Talk Like a Pirate Day" With The Queen Anne's Revenge Lab
http://www.qaronline.org/Conservation/QARLab.aspx

Roman Mosaic Found Under Farmer's Field
http://news.discovery.com/history/roman-mosaic-field-120918.html
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-09/uon-cum091312.php

Ancient Tooth Shows Oldest Sign of Dentistry
http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-dentistry-120920.html
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-09/plos-atm091712.php

Humans were already recycling 13,000 years ago
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-09/f-sf-hwa092012.php

Neanderthals May Have Worn Dark Feathers
http://news.discovery.com/history/neanderthal-feathers-120919.html

Dictionary completed on language used everyday in ancient Egypt (Demotic)
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-09/uoc-dco091812.php
http://www.livescience.com/23316-ancient-egyptian-english-dictionary.html

Khoe-San peoples descendants of earliest known human diversification event
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-09/uotw-kpa091412.php

Challengers to Clovis-age impact theory missed key protocols, new study finds
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-09/uoo-ctc091712.php

Unique tombs found in Philippines
http://journalstar.com/news/world/asia/ap-exclusive-unique-tombs-found-in-philippines/article_8505fcdf-427e-5905-89c7-543cab94c564.html

Archaeologists discover funerary chamber more than 1,000 years old in Michoacan
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=57844#.UGDDHo1lTgx
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Mexican archaeologists enter, for the first time, a 1,500 year old tomb in Palenque
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=57759#.UFeXqI1lTgw

Egyptians 'close' to finding Cleopatra's tomb
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/5160248/Egyptians-close-to-finding-Cleopatras-tomb.html

Excavations in Jaffa confirm presence of Egyptian settlement on the ancient city site
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-09/jgum-eij091012.php

Bones and artifacts found in hunt for the wreckage of the Franklin Expedition
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/technology/Bones+artifacts+found+ships/7216262/story.html#ixzz26lmuEYlR

Race to save Alaskan Arctic archaeology
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19521091

Maya Murals Found in Family Kitchen
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/09/pictures/120905-maya-murals-found-kitchen-science-mayan/

First Temple-Era Reservoir Found in Jerusalem
http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-reservoir-jerusalem-120909.html

Massive German War Plane Wreck Found
http://news.discovery.com/history/german-plane-wreck-found-120914.html

Roman military camp dating back to conquest of Gaul throws light on part of world history
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-09/jgum-rmc091412.php

Medieval Shipwreck Found in Danube River
http://news.discovery.com/history/medieval-shipwreck-danube-120911.html

Rome bans lovers' padlocks to safeguard ancient bridge
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/11/rome-bans-lovers-padlocks-milvian-bridge
(This article made me laugh, although I probably shouldn't have XD)

And several more headlines re: Richard III, including the possibility that his body has been found. In chronological order:
  1. Archaeological dig inches 'tantalizingly closer' to possible burial place of King Richard III

  2. Human remains discovered in search for King Richard III

  3. Battle-Bruised Skeleton May Be King Richard III

  4. King Richard III search in new phase after 'discovery has potential to rewrite history'
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Ancient Poem Praises Murderous Roman Emperor Nero
http://www.livescience.com/22650-ancient-poem-praises-nero-poppaea.html

Archaeologist says that Google Earth "pyramids" not pyramids but natural mounds
http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/28/13532567-google-earth-pyramids-revisited

Couple Finds Deep Well Under Sofa
http://news.discovery.com/human/couple-finds-deep-well-under-sofa-dnews-nugget-120831.html
(I'm intrigued by the sword at the bottom of the well and interested to learn more about this, hopefully some follow-up articles will appear)

Pieces of Amelia Earhart's Plane Located?
http://news.discovery.com/history/amelia-earhart-plane-located-120817.html

Cambodia: Bathing children find ancient statues
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/2012/08/17/cambodia-bathing-children-find-ancient-statues/MdhFQ9Dtj61N8qs8yTxy8M/story.html

Roman Curses Appear on Ancient Tablet
http://news.discovery.com/history/curse-ancient-roman-lead-scroll-120821.html

Grave of Richard III May Be Under Parking Lot
http://news.discovery.com/history/king-richard-iii-grave-120824.html
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/uol-hsf082312.php

Scientists sequence the genome of Neandertal relatives, the Denisovans
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/aaft-sst082412.php
http://news.discovery.com/human/mysterious-extinct-human-fossil-120830.html

Ancient activity identified by new mapping method at Senefru pyramids in Egypt's Dahshour
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/49468/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Ancient-activity-identified-by-new-mapping-method-.aspx

Three generations of Roman graves found alongside "miraculous" textiles at Maryport
http://www.culture24.org.uk/history%20%26%20heritage/archaeology/art397097

Stone Age Figurines Found Near Jerusalem
http://news.discovery.com/history/two-stone-age-statuettes-120830.html

Lao skull earliest example of modern human fossil in Southeast Asia
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/uoia-lse081712.php
http://news.discovery.com/human/skull-human-migration-asia-120820.html

Climate Change Killed Egypt's Pyramid Builders
http://news.discovery.com/earth/egypt-withered-under-drought-and-climate-change-120828.html

Multiple factors, including climate change, led to collapse and depopulation of ancient Maya
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/asu-mfi082112.php
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/teia-frb082112.php
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Sorry for going so long without keeping up with posting on here, everyone. This summer was pretty catastrophic for my family, there were some unexpected deaths and lots of other fun stuff. I would like to go back and post what I missed, but I have not read my DW reading page since the end of June, and that's where I have all my science-related newsfeeds synched to, so I really have no idea what happened over the last six weeks or so in the world of archaeology. Rather than try to backtrack, I think I would like to try to start from scratch. Here are two headlines I saw on other social networking sites over the last few days that seemed pretty big to me:

Two previously unknown sets of heavily worn down pyramids discovered in Egypt by Google Earth
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2187788/Two-previously-unknown-sets-heavily-worn-pyramids-discovered-Egypt-Google-Earth.html

Scott's wrecked ship Terra Nova found off Greenland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19288188

Maybe people could post in the comments about any other exciting archaeology news that they might have heard over the last two months or so? And I will try to get back on a regular posting schedule with the news here. :-)
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So sorry for falling behind on the archaeology news! This loooong post should catch us up. Posting the links behind a cut because there are so many...

June archaeology news )
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